Chapter 584: Unleashing Carnage
"Master, Senior Brother Guo Zong'ao... he..." Tears streamed down Su Qianni's face.
Zhou Yidao added, "Brother Dao... sacrificed himself as well. Three months ago, a massive wave of star beasts breached the B48 section of the western city wall. When it became clear that tens of thousands of ordinary people in the area were in grave danger, Brother Dao led his three hundred and sixty disciples from the livestream to form a suicide squad. They filled the gap and bought the army twenty crucial minutes to fortify the defenses. But..."
Brother Dao and his followers never returned. The three hundred and sixty disciples who went with him also perished, leaving no trace of their remains. Although they had cultivated the various divine techniques Li Xiaofei had passed down, their strength had not yet reached its peak. Moreover, the star beasts were vast and endless; some of them were even as powerful as Grade Six, Seven, or even Eight creatures of extraordinary might.
None of them survived. It was said that the authorities had not even managed to recover their bodies.
"Before charging into the fray, Brother Dao shouted, 'In this life, I was fortunate to join Grandmaster of Heaven. In the next, I will still be a disciple of the Grandmaster of Heaven!'" Su Qianni wiped her tears as she spoke.
Years of brutal battles had forged nerves and wills as resilient as steel. They had bled and sweat during the most challenging days of the past, but they had never cried. Yet today, both of them found it hard to hold back their emotions in front of their master.
Li Xiaofei listened, his heart filled with shock and sorrow. Brother Dao had been anything but a good man. If he hadn’t been defeated and subdued, he likely would never have joined the Grandmaster of Heaven livestream sect. Now, he had sacrificed himself so heroically.
"What about the others?" Li Xiaofei hurriedly asked.
He quickly learned that the others were, fortunately, still alive and had not perished in battle. The Bald Man's team of six had suffered heavy losses, with four members gone. Now, only the Bald Man himself and the blond man continued to fight on the front lines.
Li Xiaofei started to understand the situation more from their accounts. For instance, three of the seven Grand Commanders of Great Xia were currently holding the line in Xiajing City. The Great Xia military had grown to over five million soldiers as countless people enlisted to join the resistance.
The ancient martial families, known for their long-standing legacies, such as the Chen, Li, Sun, Tan, Zhang, and Ren clans, had risen to prominence during the fight against the foreign invaders as they became the backbone of the resistance.